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Out: Foreign minister, two vice premiers, three ministers, a Presidential Office official, and the head of the State Property fund. In: Ukraine’s “victory plan.”
In a stunning show of arrogance, Canada’s Minister of Finance took to X/Twitter to gloat about being the first G7 country to begin cutting interest rates. Chrystia Freeland declared victory over national economic hardship by noting that the country’s central bank led the entire developed world with lower rates, displaying a flabbergasting combination of economic […]
Deep sea mining has presented a unique challenge to international and regional governing authorities over the last few years. Murky property rights and environmental regulations have both slowed down the codification of deep sea mining rules for the International Seabed Authority (“ISA”). Established by the UN to regulate the sea, they are now facing a […]
The Gold-Oil ratio — which signifies how many barrels of oil you can buy with an ounce of gold — has been steadily rising since its dramatic COVID-era spike in April 2020. A high ratio tends to signify economic trouble and a weak dollar, since it demonstrates that gold has an even more dramatic rise […]
A decade of slow growth delivered magnificent gains for “dollar store” stocks like Dollar Tree and Dollar General, but both are now going off a cliff. However, pundits can’t agree: Is it because high inflation is making the poor even poorer, pricing them out of even the cheapest retail option in town? Or is it […]
While monetary independence is a highly appealing concept, maintaining it has been an endless struggle for many emerging markets. While a great improvement from 50 years ago, the 8.3% inflation of emerging markets and developing economies in 2023 still dwarfs the 2.6% of advanced economies. All countries, no matter their stage of development, have experienced […]
There’s “no harm” in talking with the West, Iran’s supreme leader said in a recent speech, sparking hopes among some of the country’s adversaries that a nuclear treaty could be on the horizon.
In the same week that Biden said he would not seek reelection, Russian and Chinese bombers were escorted out of the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). Russia and China acting so boldly near American soil is an unprecedented move that signals the rising tensions of recent years.
Last week, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren appeared on CNBC to defend Vice President Harris’ recent proposal to implement price controls. What followed was a predictable progressive screed full of economic fallacies and finger-pointing. Here we’ll take apart two of her claims. In the first, she engages in question-begging about the effects of price gouging laws. […]
The United States patent system, originally designed to foster innovation and protect inventors, has become a battleground where pharmaceutical companies wage war against competition and affordability. While patents play an important role in incentivizing research and development, the current system has been manipulated to extend monopolies far beyond their intended duration, resulting in skyrocketing drug […]
